 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,219 | Just to add some clarification...bone "spicules" can poke through the gums at any time and are usually in an area where some surgery was done previously. Most likey an extraction. I have seen this occur as much as 20 years after a tooth was extracted, although this is rare. Most of the time it is within a year or two. They are usually very sharp pieces of bone and they form when the bone breaks during the extraction.
Jerry
Jerry
Retired Dentist, 59 years old at diagnosis. SCC of the left lateral border of the tongue (Stage I). Partial glossectomy and 30 nodes removed, 4/6/05. Nodes all clear. No chemo no radiation 18 year survivor.
"Whatever doesn't kill me, makes me stronger"
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